Today Festival, and the Vanguard Concert and Workshop Series, as well as the Pacific Rim Gamelan. Kyr received his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1974, followed by a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980, and a Ph.D from Harvard University in 1989, where previously, he was a Junior Fellow in the Society of Fellows. He also studied at the Royal College of Music in London, England (1974–76). His primary teachers included Donald Martino, Earl Kim, George Rochberg and George Crumb. References External links Robert Kyr's Official Website Faculty Bio on University of Oregon Website Artist information from New Albion Records Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium Art of the States: Robert Kyr two works by the composer 1952 births American male classical composers American classical composers 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers Yale University alumni University of Pennsylvania alumni Harvard University alumni University of Oregon faculty Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Yale University faculty University of California, Los Angeles faculty Longy School of Music of Bard College faculty 21st-century American composers 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians